Award-winning writer and director James Cox discusses the dark night of the soul that led him to write his debut thriller Grand Theft AI. Described as The Matrix meets Blade Runner, Grand Theft AI explores what happens when the tool is smarter than the human…

JAMES COX grew up in Menlo Park, CA, and attended school at UC Berkeley then New York University (NYU). He is an award-winning filmmaker who has written and directed several motion pictures which have premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival, including Wonderland starring Val Kilmer, Kate Bosworth, Lisa Kudrow, Dylan McDermott, and Josh Lucas, and the acclaimed short Atomic Tabasco.

James’ debut novel, Grand Theft AI, will be released by Blackstone Publishing on July 23, 2024. The first in a series, the book is best described as The Matrix meets Blade Runner.
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AI vs. The Poets! Can you tell which poem was created by humans from those generated by AI? Join us as two poets face off against chatbots in a battle worthy of the WWF Smackdown!
As a performer, Mari Riddle co-founded two music groups. The first, SABIÁ, in 1977 while at Brown University with fellow students. The second was Desborde. She toured North America and recorded four albums. As a performing arts organization professional, she was the Executive Director of the First Traditional Latin American Music Festival in Los Angeles and Executive Director of the Friends of the Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park.
Paul Garza, Jr. was born in Los Angeles at Queen of the Angels Hospital. He grew in the San Gabriel Valley. He now lives in Ft. Bragg, California to be near his grandchildren. He began writing poetry when he was 13, has published three volumes of poetry and has had several poems published in literary journals. Regrettably, he has not found an audience in the US - his poetry has been published almost exclusively in India. He holds a Masters in Indian Religion and Mythology from CSU Fullerton.
Paul has lived in India and Saudi Arabia, and has done consulting in El Salvador, Mexico and Oman. He continues his life time study of spirituality and mythology in Qabalah, Alchemy, Arthurian and Grail Studies, and is deeply fascinating with the wisdom of the ancient world along with a lifetime participation in the Shakti-Shiva traditions of India. He also teaches these regularly.
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In this episode, web/blog writer, author and speaker Cathay O. Reta compares AI to “free” samples of a powerful drug that stimulate the pleasure centers of your brain until you’re hooked! Cathay and the host share what they’ve learned about AI and how their opinions have changed since the inception of the podcast.

Cathay Reta is on a mission to help people live their passion, know their purpose and to live fully. It’s something she knows about because traveling alone, at the age of 64 after her husband’s death left her widowed, she got to know herself again when she walked the Camino de Santiago, a 483-mile pilgrimage trail in Spain. There she found the courage to pursue her dream of being an author and speaker. She has self-published three books, including Keep Walking, Your Heart Will Catch Up – a memoir of her hike on the Camino.

Cathay has diverse background with a B.A. degree in music and a 40-year career managing volunteers and designing and delivering training for adult literacy programs on local, state, and national levels. She has published articles in American Libraries, Public Library Quarterly, and Community Investments, and has written numerous instructional guides and materials. Her greatest strength is highlighting life’s experiences and observations and turning them into relatable lessons for others, and helping others to do the same.

When not pouring her heart out at the computer, Cathay enjoys time outdoors in the Pacific Northwest where she’s a newlywed with her husband Ray, a hot rod enthusiast and auto body and paint man. He’s teaching her a lot — like to not tell a guy his car is cute; the proper term is badass. Whether speaking or writing, or daydreaming or learning new skills, Cathay’s message is YOU can do anything. YOU are unstoppable. YOU are amazing! Now learn to live it!
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